A federal judge on July 6 ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline to be shut down and emptied while the U.S. government conducts an in-depth environmental impact review. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the underground oil pipeline to be emptied by Aug. 5, delivering a victory to Native American tribes after a years-long legal […]
Judge Sets February Deadline in Push to Resume Pipeline Construction…
Despite complaints that developers lose $20 million every week that construction of the Dakota Access pipeline is delayed, a federal judge set a tentative February deadline in the fight to force government approval…
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Statement on Dakota Access Pipeline Decision…
Democracy Now! Talks with Standing Rock Sioux Chair Dave Archambault II…
In an historic win for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota and the environment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the pipeline, a permit to drill underneath Lake Oahe on the Missouri River—officially halting construction on the Dakota Access pipeline…